For Immediate Release
Dec. 27, 2023
A Grain Valley man faces felony charges for the fatal Christmas Day shooting of another man inside a Grain Valley residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Franklin Ray Eason faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action charges.*
According to court records, Grain Valley police officers were dispatched on Dec. 25, 2023, to SW Woodland Circle regarding a shooting. Officers found a victim inside a residence. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Witnesses told police detectives that the victim came into the room with a handgun but put the firearm down on a table. The defendant picked it up and shot the victim, a witness told police.
The Missouri Highway Patrol processed the crime scene. The defendant is in custody on a $100,000 bond.
For more information, contact:
Michael Mansur
Director of Communication
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor
(816) 881-3812
(816) 674-3954
mmansur@jacksongov.org
http://jacksoncountyprosecutor.com
*Charges are only accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or pleads guilty.